Mouse Problem

Hi all,

After a long thread and malware inspection with TomK. It seems there is no malware on my pc which is very fortunate (Thread is here.)

Unfortunately, I am having a problem with my mouse. (Ball mouse). It seems it has a mind of its own, it keeps doing its own actions, goes in different directions, clicks all over the place and every now and then goes really crazy and starts opening random programs and shortcuts. I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver but nothing is working. I still feel it may be a software/malware issue because after I run ComboFix, the few days following my mouse acts normal. But it might be a hardware issue since it has been banged up a bit

Please help

Thanks

these are mechanical devices and could benefit from some cleaning, reference:

http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_mouse.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Mouse-Ball
http://static.tigerdirect.com/html/guide_mouse_cleaning.html

I tried cleaning it a few times but I don't think that worked. The problem might be that it is smooth. I'm pretty sure I remember it being rough let me try doing that. On the other hand I still have to consider the software issue.

I read through your malware thread and nowhere did I see you try the obvious, which is a new or different mouse. Try that and let us know what happens. Also, is the mouse you are using a PS2 or USB mouse?

I read through your malware thread and nowhere did I see you try the obvious, which is a new or different mouse. Try that and let us know what happens.

Also, is the mouse you are using a PS2 or USB mouse?

No actually I was going to try a different mouse tomorrow. I am also using a ps2 mouse.

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